THEFT OF STATE FUNDS
SUSPECT BELIEVED TO HAVE LEFT DOMINION!
(Press Association-''
AUCKLAND, Jan. 12
The theft of over £7OO of Government funds ou account of the Labor Department iu Auckland was discovered when the office of the Department re-opened after the Christmas and New Year holidays. .It is stated that an official of tbc Department .presented a cheque for over £7OO at the hank Just before the official Christmas vacation.
It-was 'not until after the holidays that -it was discovered that an unauthorised sum had been drawn from 'the : account. The official under suspicion has not 'reported for duty since the resumption of work after the holidays and he is believed to have left the country. It is-understood that a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11832, 13 January 1933, Page 5
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128THEFT OF STATE FUNDS Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11832, 13 January 1933, Page 5
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